

REPORT . .3 

OF THE 

SPECIAL HOUSE COMMITTEE 


TO WHOM WAS REFERRED 


THE CHARaES PREFERRED AGAINST GOVERNOR WAR- 
MOTH, BY GEO. M. WICKLIFFE, 


TOGETHER AVITH 


THE TESTIMONY IN THE CASE. 


SESSION OF 1870. 


NEW ORLEANS: 

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SPECIAL HOUSE COMMITTEE 


TO WFIOAI WAS TJKFEKHKD 


THE CII^iGES PKEFERRED AG^NST GOVERNOR W_Ml- 
MOTH, BY GEO. M. WICKLTFFE, 


TOGETIIEU WITH 


THE TESTIMONY IN THE CASE. 


SESSION OF 1870. 


NEW ORLEANS: 

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1870. 




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Rld]I>OKT. 


STATE OP LOUISIANA, 

House of Representatives, 

Room of Special Committee, New Orleans, March 3, 1870. 

To the Honorable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives: 

The undersigned, your special committee, to whom was referred the 
charges preferred against His Excellency, H. 0. Warmoth, Governor 
of the State of Louisiana, by G. M. Wickliffe, Auditor of Public 
Accounts, of the State of Louisiana, have the honor to submit the 
following report : 

Your committee met on February 19, and after organization, ad¬ 
dressed a letter to G. M. Wickliffe, Auditor, etc., demanding of him 
the names of the witnesses necessary to substantiate the several 
charges which he liad made, and stating that the committee would 
meet on Februnry 21, when they would be prepared for his reply. 
Your committee did meet on February 21, and Mr. Wickliffe hav¬ 
ing failed to respond to the communication just alluded to, proceeded 
to consider the charges seriatim, and summoned before them such 
witnesses, as, in the judgment of the committee, from the nature and 
subject of the several charges, would probably know either the 
truth or the falsit}" of the accusations made. Subsequently Mr. 
Wickliffe did furnish to your committee a list of witnesses, which, 
he asserted, would sustain the various charges. These witnesses 
your committee have summoned before them, and have submitted 
them, together with those first summoned by your committee, to a 
rigid examination. 

Your committee beg leave to report, that after a lengthy and 
thorough examination of all the witnesses whose attendance your 
committee has been able to procure, they have been able to find, 
from the testimony elicited, no foundation whatever for any one 
of the charges preferred by George M. Wickliffe, Auditor, etc., against 
His Excellency H. G. Wavmoth, Goveynov of the Btato of Louisiana, 


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Your committee beg leave herewith to present a copy of all the testi¬ 
mony taken before them and all proceedings had by them, that your 
honorable body may see how far their labors have extended and 
may appreciate the equity of the opinion at which we have arrived. 

Your committee would therefore respectfully recommend that no 
further proceedings be taken in regard to the charges preferred by 
George M. Wickliffe, Auditor, etc., against His Excellency H. C. 
Warmoth, Governor, but that said charges be declared by your 
honorable body to be without foundation in fact, and incapable of 
being sustained by the evidence brought forward b}" the accuser 
himself. 

Respectfully submitted, 

W. L. McMILLEN, 
CHARLES GRAY, 
HENRY HEIDENHAIN, 
E. W. DEWEES, 

W. H. HASKELL. 


TESTIMOISTY. 


New Orleans, Saturday, February 19, 1870. 

The Special Committee appointed to investigate the charges pre¬ 
ferred by O. M. Wicklilfe, Auditor of Public Accounts, against his 
Excellency, H. C. Warmoth, Governor, met subject to call. 

Present—W. L. McMillen, H. Heidenhain, E. W. Dewees. 

The committee determined to address to Mr. Wickliffe the follow¬ 
ing note: 

February 19, 1870. 

George M. Wjckliffe, Auditor of Public Accounts: 

Sir—The Select Committee of the House of Representatives to 
whom was referred the charges preferred by you against Governor 
n. C. Warmoth have instructed me to request you to furnish the 
committee 'with a list of the witnesses you desire to have examined, 
to substantiate your charges. 

The committee will meet again on Monday morning at 10 o’clock, 
in their room at the Mechanics’ Institute, and your reply to the above 
request can be addressed to 

Very respectfully yours, etc., 

(Signed) ^ W. L. McMILLEN. 

Mr. Heidenhain was instructed by the committee to employ Mr. 
Nixon as a stenographic reporter. 

Mr. II. M. Whittemore was appointed clerk. 

The committee adjourned to meet on Monday morning, February 
21, at 10 A. M. 

Monday, February 21, 1870. 

The committee met at 10 o’clock a. m., pursuant to adjournment. 

There being no reply from Mr. Wickliffe in answer to the note 
addressed to him, the committee determined to summon such wit¬ 
nesses as were mentioned in the charges, to appear before the com¬ 
mittee on Tuesday evening, February 22, at 6 o’clock. 

The committee adjourned to meet on Tuesday evening, at 0 o’clock. 

Tuesday, February, 22, 1870. 

The Committee met pursuant to adjourrimept at G o’clocl; P. 



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Present—W. L. McMillen, Charles Gray, W. Haskell, E. W. 
Uewees, H. Heideiihain. 

The Chairman having called the meeting to order, the Committee 
determined to take up the charges against Governor Warmoth seri¬ 
atim; to determine what investigation, if any, should be required; to 
take each charge separate, and summon witnesses. 

The Chairman of the Committee then proceeded to read seriatim 
the charges made against Governor Warmoth by George M. Wick- 
liffe, xiuditor of Public Accounts. 

The following communication from George M. Wicklifie was pre¬ 
sented by the Chairman, and read, viz.: 

[Copy.] 

New Orleans, February 21, 1810. 
Hon. W. L. McMilloii, Cliainium Special Committee, 

Sir: 

I regret exceedingly that I overlooked the time of the meeting of 
your Committee. Glancing hurriedly over jmur note in the street, 
as it was handed me by the sergeant-at-arms, I noticed that it was 
on Monday, and naturally concluded it was in the evening; upon 
looking at your note this morning about 11 o’clock, I found that your 
meeting was fixed for 10 o’clock A. M. Apologizing for this over¬ 
sight, I beg that you will let me know jmur next time of meeting, 
and I will certainly respond. 

Very respectfully, 

(Signed) G. M. WICKLIFFE. 

The letter was then ordered to be filed for the requirements of 
the Committee. 

Pending the analysis of the second charge, the Committee ordered 
that George M. Wickliffe be summoned to appear before the Com¬ 
mittee to-morrow evening, February twenty-third, at 6 o’clock. 

The Committee then ordered that the following witnesses be sum¬ 
moned to appear before this Committee, to testify in regard to the 
respective charges under which their names are placed: 

On the foiirtli charge-^—Theodore Lipschuts, 

On the fifth charge—F. C. Pemick, P. 0. Feyrouse, Deputy Sheriff, 
George Dearing. 

On the sixth charge—Captain Swayne, Keeper of Parish Prison. 

On the ninth charge—J^fr. Pratt, President Slaughterhouse Co, 

On tlio tenth charge—Geqvge F, Bvott, John Tjoekwoorl, 


On the twelfth charge—Patrick Frizzell. 

On the thirteenth charge—Dr. J. Baldwin Duff. 

On the fourteenth charge—Hon. John Lynch, Hoii. A. L. Lee. ^ 

On the fifteenth charge—P. J. Kennedy. 

On the sixteenth charge—Hon. John Lynch, Hon. A. L. Lee. 'f' 

On the seventeenth charge—John O. Gaines, Citizens’ Bank. 

On the eighteenth charge—A. Dubuclet, State Treasurer, wnth 
orders to produce his bond registry. 

On tlie nineteenth charge—AT. A. Soiithworth, L. T. Delassize. 

On the twentieth charge—George M. Wicklifie. 

On the twenty-first charge—General Cyrus Bussey, Dr. J. 0. 
Noyes. 

On the twenty-second charge—Colonel Lawrence, Skating Rinl:. 

On the twenty-third charge—W. S. Williams. 

On the twenty-fifth charge—A. Dubuclet, State Treasurer. 

On the twenty-eighth charge—His Excellency H. C. Warmoth, 
Governor. 

On the thirty-tliird charge—Hon. A. L. Lee. 

On the thirty-fourth charge—Mr. E. Bates. 

After the charges being read, it was ordered by the committee that 
the Clerk of the First District Court be requested to furnish the 
committee with a copy of any indictment that has been found 
against Geprge Dearing, if any such be in existence. 

The following statement was made by the Hon. H. Heidenhain, 
and by his request put upon the minutes of the committee: 

I have heard Mr. Wickliffe make a speech before this General As¬ 
sembly convened, in a so-called social meeting of the members of 
the General Assembly, warning the General Assembly (his own 
words) not to pass any bill before the sixth day from the end of the 
session, in order not to give the veto power into the Governor’s hands. 

The committee then adjourned to meet on Wednesday evening, 
February 23, 18t0, at six o’clock. 

Wednesday evening, February 23, 1870. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDER FIFTEENTH CHARGE. 

P. J. Kennedy being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

By the Committee. 

Question—Where do you live ? 

Answer—Aladison Parish—now down in Jefferson. 



(plication—l)id you ever pay to, or aiuliomo any pei^soii dr p(U'- 
sons to pay to Governor Watmoth any suin of mOiley for the pur¬ 
pose of inducing him to sign any bill which has been passed by the 
Legislature of this State since he was Governor, looking to the con¬ 
struction of levees ? 

Answer—No, sir ; I never paid him one cent, either directly or 
indirectly. 

Question — Has there ever been, to your knowledge, such a bill 
signed by the Governor of Louisiana ? 

Answer—No, sir ; not to my knowledge. 

Question—We are informed by the Auditor of public accounts that 
some time during the past year a warrant was presented at his of¬ 
fice either by you or signed by you for $50,000. You will explain to 
the committee about that warrant. 

Answer—Yes sir; I shall explain to the Committee. That was a 
warrant given to me by the President of the Board of Public Works 
for the construction of Grand Levee. There was an injunction out 
or about to be taken out, against the Treasurer of the State by Huger 
& Jones, for some money that wms due them by the State, and they 
wanted to find out where that money was. This $50,000 was in the 
hands of the Treasurer, and on the recommendation of the Treas¬ 
urer and Colonel Lynch, going to the Governor and asking him to 
have this $50,000 paid over to me for the construction of this work, 
and not to let it into any one’s hands. I asked the Treasurer to pay 
me the $50,000, and I gave to him the warrant for $50,000. It was 
afterwards returned to, I believe, Mr. Wicklifie, as several other 
warrants were, I think, afterwards, in the same -vyay. It was not 
audited by Mr Wicklifie, for fear, I believe, that he would not audit 
it, I would not get the inoney. The money was for building of 
Grand Levee last January; I think it was last January a year ago. 

Question—Was this warrant endorsed by Governor Warmoth ? 

Answer—Not to my knowledge. It was endorsed by me, because 
it had to be endorsed by me. I got the $50,000. 

Question — Whom did this warrant belong to? 

Answer—It belonged to me. 

Question—In consideration of what ? 

Answer^ — Work done on Grand Levee. 

Question—Whom was the warrant endorsed by ? 

Answer—By me. 

, Examined by Governor Warmoth. 

Question—The warrant you refer to, the warrant endorsed by you, 
was a warrant from the Board of Public Works ? 


Answer—Yes sir; from the President of the Board of Public 
Works. 

Question—Was it not myself, General Lee, Senator Lynch, and 

the State Treasurer who gave you the money for tlie $50,000 

warrant ? * 

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Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Was it not the fact that we held these moneys as the 
result of the sale of 1580 levee bonds, as commissioners appointed 
by the Legislature for that purpose ? 

Answer—Yes, sir ; the money was held by this commission ; 
Colonel Lyncli was one of the commission. 

Question—Huger and Jones were about to take out an injunction 
against the Treasurer ? 

Answer—Yes, sir ; they had a claim of some $67,000 against the 
State, which was after that received. 

Question—They were keeping the money out of their hands ? 

Answer—Yes, sir ; and gave it to me. 

Question—So we took tliat wfirrant of the President of the Board 
of Public Works, the warrant for $50,000 endorsed by you. 

Answer—Endorsed by me, and gave me the money. 

Question—After this suit was settled we turned over that warrant 
instead of the money? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—(By the Committee). Do I understand you to say. 
Governor Warmoth, that you paid Mr. Kennedy the money? 

By Governor Warmoth—Yes, sir. 

(By the Committee)—^In lieu of the money, you turned over the 
warrant to the Treasurer ? 

By Governor Warmoth—Yes, sir; we turned over the warrant to 
the Treasurer. I will state that that warrant was endorsed by me. 
We turned over this warrant of Kennedy’s to the Auditor' in our 
settlement, and the Auditor took,up Kennedy’s warrant; that is, the 
warrant of the President of the Board of Public Works, endorsed 
by Kennedy; and the Auditor issued a warrant on the 
Treasurer for the money and that warrant was sent to me, as 
Chairman of the Commission, for endorsement, and I endorsed it. 
It was sent to me after the Treasurer had received it. I endorsed 
the warrant so that the Treasurer’s voucher should be complete. 

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EXAMINATION OF WITNESS EESUMliD. 

By the COMIMITTEE. 

Question—Was that a transaction with which you had anything? 
to do? 

Answer—A"es, sir. The warrant was turned into the Treasury. 

Question—^What warrant? 

Answer—Fifty thousand dollar warrant. 

Question—The warrant of the President of the Board of Public 
Works, or of tlie Auditor of Public Accounts? 

Answer—Tlie Auditor of Public Accounts. 

Question—The warrant of the Auditor of Public Accounts, drawn 
upon the warrant of the Board of Public Works, \vas that warrant 
given to you as your property, or was it drawn in favor of some 
other person ? 

Answer—It was drawn in my favor. The warrant from the 
President of the Board of Public Works was drawn in my favor. 

Question—Upon what warrant did you receive your money? 

Answer—Upon that warrant. 

Question—What warrant? 

Answer -The warrant from the President of the Board of Public 
Works. 

Question—The Commissioners authorized to sell the bonds of the 
State gave you the money upon a warrant issued by the Board of 
Public Works? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—You turned over this warrant of the Board of Public 
Works to the Commissioners ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—Do you know anything* about the transaction further 
than that? 

Answer—No sir; I do not. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDER THE NINTH CHARGE. 

F. J. Pratt, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

By the Gohahttee. 

Question—What position, if any, do you hold in connection with 
any incorporated institution in this State ? 

Answer—President of the Slaughter House Company. 


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Question—-AVere you in the city when the Slaughter House Bill, 
as it is called, passed the General Asseuibly ? 

Answer—I was. 

Question—AVhen did the Slaughter H )u.se Bill pass vhe Legis¬ 
lature ? 

Answer—1 can’t tell. It was February, I think. 

Question—What year ? 

Answer—1869. 

Question—Are you aware of any demand which Governor AVar- 
moth ever made upon you or any representative of your company? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—For any interest in the company in consideration of his 
signature to the bill ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—You know of no such demand ? 

Answer—I never did. 

Question—Was he paid anything, either in stock or other con¬ 
sideration, for his signature to your bill ? 

Answer—Not to my knowledge. 

Question—By you, or your company, or any representative of 
your company? 

Answer—Not to in^r knowledge. He never was. 

Question—^Did you ever pa}’- any other person any stock, or any 
consideration, or any moneyed consideration for Governor AA^ar- 
moth ? 

Answer—No sir; never did. 

Question—Did the company, to your knoAvledge ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Does Governor AYarrnoth own o,ny stock in the corpora¬ 
tion ? 

Answer—-No, sir ; not in his name. He owns no stock in the 
company, to my knowledge. 

Cross-Examined by Governor AVarmoth. 

Question—AVoiild you know it if I should ? 

Answer—I should, sir. 

Question—If any stock or money, or any other consideration had 
been given, to me to induce my signature to the bill, would not you 
have known it ? 

Ajiswer—I think I fshpuld? 

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Re-Examined by the Committee. 

Question—Have jou been president of that company since its or¬ 
ganization ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDER TPIE THIRTY-FOURTH CHARGE. 

Thomas 0. Bates being duly sworn, testified as follows ; 

By the Comimittee. 

Do you hold any position in connection with any incorporated as¬ 
sociation in this State ? If so, what ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. I am President and Director of the New Or¬ 
leans, Baton Rouge and Vicksburg Railroad Company. 

Question—Is that road known by any other name? 

Answer—It has been called and known in the country generally 
as the Backbone Railroad. 

Question—When was that railroad incorporated? 

Answer—The bill was passed at the preceding session of the 
Legislature, and approved in December of this last past year. 

Question—Were you here when the bill passed? 

Answer—Y^es, sir. 

Question—Were you hero when it was signed by the Governor? 

Answer—Y^es, sir. 

Question—Do you know of any demand which he made upon you 
or any representative of the company for money or any other con¬ 
sideration for his signature to that bill? 

Answer—I do not. 

Question—Would you be likel^^ to knov/ it if aii}" such demand 
had been made? 

Answer—Yes, sir; I think so, beyond all question. 

Question—-Has he ever received from you, or from any other rep¬ 
resentative of the company, any money in consideration for his sig- 
liature to that Iiiir? 

Answer—Not a dollar of any kind from me or any of m}^ people. 

Question—Would yoq be Ijkol}^ to Ivnov/ it if ho liad recpiyecl auy 
gucl} conRideratioii? 

Answci’q tlQ iioi would \mo escaped mOi | iiftvs 
of itil ly itiilijt'lid Opyfiitittljl ijf Ifjs (ioipiiUy, 


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EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDER THE TENTH CHARGE. 

George F. Brott being dul}^ sworn, testified as follows : 

By the Committee 

Question—Where do you reside ? 

Answer—In the city of New Orleans. 

Question—Do you hold an^^ position in connection with an incor¬ 
porated company of this State ? 

Answer—I do. 

Question—What is that position ? 

Answer—I am president of an incorporated company. 

Question—What company. 

Answer—Ship Island Canal Company. 

Question—When was the Ship Island Canal Company incorpor¬ 
ated. 

Answer—Fourth October, 1868. 

Question—Did you ever, as President of the Company, or as a 
representative of the company, either directly or indirectly, pay to 
Governor Warmoth a sum of money to induce him to use his influ¬ 
ence with the Legislature to pass the bill over his veto V 

Answer—I did not. 

Question—He did veto your bill, did he ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Was your connection with the company such as to 
probably enable you to be aware of any oficrs of this kind, any 
moneys which might have been received by Governor Warmoth? 

Answ^er—As being paid by the company ? 

Question—As being paid by the company ; yes, sir ? 

Answer—'Yes, sir. 

Question—Is it probable that any such demand could be made 
upon the company without your knowledge ? 

Answer—It could not have been made without my knowledge. 

(^uestion^For such a purpose did the company ever issue to Gov- 
e^mor Waruioth any of the stqck of the compa,ny ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Queatiou—Did tha company even present tn Gnvm'iwv ^yarmotli 

py of tlifl stQcl« of thP. fOTOPfiny ? ' ' ^ ' 

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EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDEK THE TWENTY-THIRD CHARGE. 

William S. Williams, being' duly sworn, testilied as follows: 

By the Committee. 

Question—What position do you hold in connection with any 
company chartered by this State ? 

Answer—I am Treasurer of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chatta¬ 
nooga Kailroad Company. 

Question—What bills have been passed by the Louisiana Legis¬ 
lature, and signed by the Governor of the State, in favor of and to 
facilitate the construction of the New Orleans, Mobile and Chatta¬ 
nooga Railroad Company, and when were they passed ? 

Answer—One was passed in August, 1868; one in February, 
1869. That was all, I believe. 

Question—Were you in this city when these bills were passed 
and signed by the Governor ? 

Answer—I was in the city when the one in 1869 was passed: not 
in 1868. 

Question—Were you in the city when the bill which passed in 
1868 was signed by the Governor of the State ? 

Answer—^No sir. 

Question—Are you aware, as treasurer of that company, of any 
demand which Governor Warmoth ever made upon the Company or 
any of its agents, for money, in consideration of his signature to 
either of these bills ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Was any sucli demand ever made upon you ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Did you ever pay to Governor Warmoth any money or 
other consideration for his signature to bills passed by the General 
Assembly of this State, in favor of your company? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Is your position such in the company as to render it 
probable that you would have known if such a demand had been 
made upon the company ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—That bill that you referred to in 1869; was tt^ere any 
other officer of your company here besides you ? 

Answer—Yes sif Mr. Raj^nor. 


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Question—VVliat position did he hold? 

Answer—President of the company. 

Question—Are yon aware of any transaction between Kaynor and 
Governor Warmoth ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Ckoss-Examined by Governor Warimoth. 

Question—You would have been aware of it, if any such had been 
made ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE NINETEENTH CHARGE. 

L. T. Delassize, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

By the Committee. 

Question—What official position do you hold, if any, in tins State 
or city ? 

Answer—Recorder of Conveyances. 

Question—Where is your office ? 

Answer—Corner of Conti and Royal streets. 

Question—Please tell the Committee how you came to occupy that 
office—that is, how the office of Recorder of Conveyances comes to 
be in that building. 

Answer—No, sir; I don’t know. 

Question—Who carried the office there first? Who moved tlie 
office there ? 

Answer—I don’t know. I can’t tell you. I know the office was 
there when I came. 

Question—Who pays the rent of tliat building ? 

Answer—I don’t know. 

Question—Do you pay any rent? 

Answer—Never. Never did. 

Question—Have you ever been called upon to pay any rent ? 
Answer—No, sir; never. 

Question—Is your office a State office, or a parish office ? 

Answer—I think it is a parish office. 

Question—You don’t know by virtue of what law it exists ? 
Answer—Well, sir, by the State law, I think. 

Question—^You are appointed by whom ? 

Answer—The Governor. 



Question—Has any State officer ever demanded of you tiiat you , 
remove from that building ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Whom ? 

Answer—Mr. Dubuclet. 

Question—Has he claimed that he is entitled to the building ? 

Answer—He said he wanted the office because his room was not 
sufficient for his office. 

Question—What was your answer to Mr. Dubuclet? 

Answ'er^—told Mr. Dubuclet, I thought, I didn’t know whether 
lie was entitled to have the office down stairs where I was. I w’as 
at the office, and I would stay there until further orders. 

Question—Further orders from wdiom? 

Answer—Well, sir; from the court of justice. I was as much en¬ 
titled to the office as Mr. Dubuclet. 

Question—You don’t know under what arrangement, originally, 
your office was taken to that building? 

Answer—Not the least, sir. No, sir. 

Question—Do you, or do you not, know, that the office you hold is 
one which is for the parish simply, of Orleans ? 

Answer—No, sir; I found out at last. When Mr. Dubuclet told mo 
I had to move, I refused to do it. I told Mr. Dubuclet to sue me, 
if he was entitled to it. 

Question—I again ask, you don’t know^ wdiether your office is a 
parish office or a State office? 

Answer—I think it is a parish office. 

Cross-Examined by Governor Warmoth. 

Question—Who was your predecessor? 

Answer—^Packard. 

Question—Was not Dillingham his predecessor? 

Answer—^Yes, sir. 

Question—Didn’t he have his office there? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Was Dillingham appointed by Governor Flanders? 

Answer—Precisely. 

Re-Examined by the Committee. 

Question—For how many years has the office of Recorder of Con¬ 
veyances been in this building? 

Answer—Since Governor Flanders. 


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^ Question—You didn’t take possession of this room in this build¬ 
ing yourself. 

Answer—No sir. What do you mean by that? 

Question-—I mean that you did not move the office of Recorder of 
Conveyances into this room; you found it there when you were 
appointed ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

M. A. South worth, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

Question—What official position do you hold in the city or parish ? 

Answer—Recorder of Mortgages in and for the parish of Orleans. 

Question—Is it a parish or State office ? 

Answer—My attorneys tell me that it is a State office. My 
attorneys areHornor & Benedict. Other lawyers, also, give me the 
same information. 

Question—Where is your office ? 

Answer—At the corner of Conti and Royal streets. 

Question—How did the office of Recorder of Mortgages come to 
be in this building? By whom was the office taken there, and 
under what arrangement ? Can you tell the committee ? 

Answer—As I understand it. Governor Flanders, while Governor 
of this State, hired the building, and when he hired it, made it a 
condition with niy predecessor and the predecessor of the Recorder 
of Conveyances that our offices should be there, and remain where 
they now are as long as the State controlled the building. I have 
been so informed by my predecessor when I took possession of the 
office, and also been so informed by the president of the bank, Mr. 
Lablanc, I think, is the name, of whom the building was hired by 
Governor Flanders. My office was where it now is when I took 
possession of it. 

Question—Who was your predecessor ? 

Answer—Mr. Staes. 

Question—The office, during his administration, was in this same 
building ? 

Answer—-So I understood. 

Question—Have you ever paid any rent there ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Who pays the rent of the building ? 

Answer—The State, as I understand. 

Question- Has any demand ever been made upon you for any 
rent? 


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Answer—I think not; though I am not sure about it. In Au¬ 
gust, 1868, there was some conversation between myself and the 
president of the bank upon the subject, but my impression is that he 
made no demand for the rent 

Question—Did your predecessor pay rent ? 

Answer—I believe he did. 

Question—Did you ever see the contract made by Governor 
Flanders between the State and the owners of this building. 

Answer—No, sir ; I never did, I think. 

Question—Do you know its contents, in so far at least, as that of¬ 
fice is concerned, whether or not the contract contemplated the pay¬ 
ment by 3 "Our office of any portion of the rent of that building ? 

Answer—As I understood it at that time, the contract implied 
that the Recorder of Mortgages and the Recorder of Conveyances 
should pay rent. When I was appointed to the office, I consulted 
my attorneys and other lawyers, and, if I remember correctly, two of 
the district judges, upon the subject, who informed me that we were 
State officers, that I was not a parish recorder, but that my office 
was established by special enactment, and that instead of being Re¬ 
corder of Mortgages for the parish of Orleans, I was Recorder of 
Mortgages in and for the parish of Orleans, very many of the ar¬ 
chives of my office appertaining to and belonging to the State, in ad¬ 
dition to those specially belonging to the parish, and under the cir¬ 
cumstances, and remembering that my office was paying me at a- 
rate which really did not justify me in paying rent, I thought that it 
was right for the State to pay rent, and the Legislature did so do. 

Question—Did you rent any other building there- a back build¬ 
ing or any other building ? 

Answer—With the main building, constituting an attachment to 
it is a servant’s building, which has been, and is now occupied by 
the servant who takes charge of the building. 

Question—Do you rent it—the back building ? 

Answer—No, sir; they are occupied by servants. 

Question—Have you ever done so ? 

Answer—When I first moved there, and before I had learned that 
it was not proper for me to pay rent, I did contemplate renting out 
the back building, in order to diminish the rent of myself and the 
Recorder of Conveyances; and with that view they were occupied 
for about two or three weeks by a man who was not connected with 


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the buildino'. I then notified him that I had no right to rent the 
building, and he moved out, and my impression is that he paid no 
rent at all, although I can’t state positively that fact. If he did, it 
was but a few dollars. 

Question—AVas this the onl}^ time that this back building was ever 
rented since you were in possession of the bidding ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. In connection with what I said concerning the 
income of my office, I wish to state that the income of my office 
proper—the proper income of the office is between $5,000 and $6,000 
a year, as near as I can estimate—in the neighborhood of $5,000. 
The responsibilities of the office are very great. I gave $40,000 
bonds, and in the course of a month I have from twenty to thirty 
and sometimes forty suits commenced against me for rules, damages, 
etc. It is not my purpose to continue to hold the office, provided a 
successor can be found, after I accomplish certain work I have now 
assumed. In this connection I will state that Governor Warmoth, to 
my knowledge, has not in any way sanctioned, consented to or ap¬ 
proved of our occupying or our remaining—myself and Delassize—in 
our present offices. I have not deemed it necessary to consult him, 
as I believe that we are there by a contract made between the Gov¬ 
ernor of the State and our predecessors. 

Here closes the evidence on the nineteenth charge. 

G. M. Wickliffe, being duly sworn, testifies as follows : 

Question—Where do you reside ? 

Answer—My office is 26 St. Charles street, now Number 2. 

Question—What position do you hold in the State government? 

Answer—I am Auditor of Public Accounts. 

Question—Were you ever indicted since you have been Auditor of 
Public Accounts by the criminal court of this parish, or by the grand 
jury of this parish, for any offense or offenses known to the laws of 
this State? 

Answer—1 have been indicted several times, on charges preferred 
against me by Governor Warmoth—twice. 

Question—Upon those indictments you have been tried, have you 
not? 

Answer— I have been tried upon them, and honorably acquitted. 

Question—Do you, of your own knowledge, know of any efforts 
on the part of Governor Warmoth to induce any party or parties 



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confined in the parish prison to perjure themselves—by swearing 
falsely against you? 

Answer—Myself—no, sir. 

Question—Who is Lipschuts? 

Answer—He belongs to the Customhouse. 

Question—What are his initials? 

xVnswer—I don’t know the man’s name. He is a day inspector, I 
believe, at the New Basin, if I am not mistaken. 

Question—Do you, of your own knowledge, know anything of the 
charge made in your list of charges number 5, the charge in regard 
to protecting George Dealing in the office of the Governor by the 
Governor? 

Answer—No sir, not of my own knowledge, for I was not present. 

Question—In your other charge, you state that when some person 
whose name is left blank, was under sentence in the parish court, 
his lawyer applied to Governor Warmoth to have his sentence com¬ 
muted, and that the Governor demanded one thousand dollars, and 
that the criminal should swear to certain things, before he would 
comply. AVho was this lawyer? 

Answer—You will find his name there with the rest of the wit¬ 
nesses. Have given all the witnesses I could find there. 

Question—Give us his name now? 

Answer—Fisk Monahan is the name of the man, I think. 

Question—Judge Fisk, then, is the name of the lawyer ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. His office is in room No. 8, in‘2G St. Charles 
street. 

Question—Is there a State House in the State of Louisiana ? 

Answer—I think there was. 

Question—Where is it ? 

Answer—This building we are occupying now. 

Question—What building is this ? 

Answer—The State House, for the lime being. 

Question—What is it usually called ? 

Answer—It used to be called Mechanics’ Institute, I believe. 

Question—What bills did the Governor manipulate during the last 
session of the General Assembly, so as to delay theii’ passage until 
the last moment of the session; thus securing the power to sign 
them at his leisure ? 

Answer—I am endeavoring to get hold of the points. I can’t get 
hold of everything at once. 


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Question—What bills have you reference to in that charge No. 8 ? 

Answer—That I will show when T get the list of witnesses to sub¬ 
stantiate them. 

Question—You decline to answer ? 

Answer—I cannot until I find the witnesses. 

Question—Cannot you tell us, to-night, those that you know of ? 

Answer—I cannot tell. 

Question—Then you say you will not ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Then, I ask you to state, to-night, so far as you have 
information, what bills are referred to in this charge. 

Answer—Speaking in a general sense, I will state, that all tliose 
bills involving any money, which were laid over and signed during 
the recess of the Legislature. 

Question—Can you, of your own knowledge, state that the Com¬ 
mission, of which Governor Warmoth, I believe, was a member, 
empowered to sell certain levee bonds for certain purposes by the 
present General Assembly of tliis State, were offered a larger sum of 
money for those bonds in this city, before they left here, than thev 
finally concluded to accept in New York city? 

Answer—No sir; of course I do not propose to state anything of 
the kind; I have my witnesses to prove it; lam not generally called 
in upon such occasions. 

Question—Can you individually specify any one of the charges 
made by you against Governor Warmoth ? 

Answer—Yes sir; several of them. 

Question—What ones are they ? 

Answer—Those first charges, particularly in which I was interested. 
I have not been called on by Governor Warmoth to assist in any of 
of his business at all; of course I don’t pretend to know anything 
personally, any more than he did with those charges against me. 

Question—That is not ray question. 

AnsAver—That is my answer to your question tliough. The first 
charge about his throwing me out of iny office here, and about the 
State property out of here, I am prepared to testify to that, Avhen 
called upon. 

Question—Aou cannot individually specify any one of the charges, 
charging Govenor Warmoth Avith corruption ? 

Answer—Of course not, because those had nothing to do AAuth the 
bills, 


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Hon. Jolin Lynch, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

By the Committee. 

Question—What position do you hold in the State Government ? 

Answer—I represent the Seventeenth Senatorial District in the 
Senate. 

Question—Have you ever acted as the agent of the State in the 
negotiation of the sale of any bonds or other securities of the State ? 

Answer—I did. 

Question—If so when, and under what authority? 

Answer—December. By virtue of appointment by the Lieutenant 
Governor, the presiding officer of the Senate. 

Question—Did you take any active part in the negotiation of 
these securities ? 

Answer—I did. 

Question—Did you receive any offer from capitalists in this city 
for these securities? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question -Did the commissioners sell the securities for the high¬ 
est offer that was made, either here or elsewhere ? 

Answer—-Yes, sir. I would state that there was not only not that 
amount offered here, but the commission in New York were in tele¬ 
graphic communication Avith this city and kept open to the last mo¬ 
ment, hoping they would receive a bid from this city, that would 
enable them to sell the bonds here on equal terms, without the ex¬ 
pense of transportation. 

Question—Can j^ou state the amount of the bonds of the Slate 
disposed of by this commission ? Can you state the number? 

Answer—The number of bonds ? 

Question—The number of bonds. 

Answer—One million, three hundred thousand. 

Question—Were there past due coupons attached to these bonds 
when you negotiated the sale ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—When these bonds were placed at the disposition of 
the commission, were there any past due coupons attached to them ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—What disposition was made by this commission of 
these past due coupons ? 


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Answer—They were cut from the bonds, counted in packages of 
hundreds, and in the presence of those who were present, the 
Governor, I think, his private secretary, the Assistant Secretary of 
State, a young man, what his position is I don’t know, but he was 
assisting there; I could not give you his name; they were burned, 
all in my presence, except twenty-five, that were burned on my 
return from New York, in the other building. 

Question—Do you know what these coupons amounted to? Do 
you remember ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Can you approximate the amount ? 

Answer—There were five hundred and sixty-eight, and I believe 
all the bonds had three coupons attached to them. I don’t recollect 
exactly the amount. Of twenty-five of the bonds, the coupons were 
not destroyed then, but on my return, on making inquiry, when the 
whole thing came up and we discussed the general settlement, those 
twenty-five bonds were produced by the private secretary of the 
Governor from a tin box, and they were burned in the Governor’s 
office, in the other building. 

Question—You were present, and saw these coupons burnt? 

Answer—Yes sir. I believe I put them in the fire myself. 

Question—Have you any connection with any banking institution 
in this State? 

Answer—I represent the State as director in the Citizens’ Bank. 

Question—Have the directors of the Citizens’ Bank authorized 
that bank to advance any moneys to the State of Louisiana for cur¬ 
rent expenses—the payment of the interest on the State debt, for 
instance—during the past year? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—Under what authority did the officers of the State 
negotiate this loan ? 

Answer—With the authority of a joint resolution passed during 
the last session of the Legislature. 

Question—What class of securities are used by the representa¬ 
tives of the State in negotiating this loan—what class are pledged ? 

Answer—Six per cent, bonds. I can’t give you the act authorizing 
the issue. I believe they are known as redbacks. 

Question- 'Have you ever seen any of these bonds in the possess¬ 
ion of those banks ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 


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Question—Have any of the conijons originally attached to these 
bonds been cut off ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—What was done with those coupons ? By whom were 
they cut off? 

Answer—They were cut off the first pledge that was made. The 
coupons were cut off through the impression. 

Question—By whom ? 

Answer—By the Governor’s private secretary. T assisted myself— 
I don’t know—there may have been others present, but I was 
present. 

Question—What disposition was made with these coupons when 
they were cut off ? 

Answer—The understanding was that they were to be deposited 
with the Auditor or the Treasurer, I don’t remember which. On 
reflection, the conclusion was that it was a mistake in cutting the 
coupons. 

Question*--Do you know what was done with those coupons when 
they were cut off ? 

Answer—I do not, of iny own knowledge. 

Question—What amount of coupons, or from what number of 
bonds were those bonds detached ? 

Answer—They were detached from $2G,000. I could not tell, but 
I believe they were taken from the bonds pledged with the first loan. 

Question—What was the amount of that loan? 

Answer—It was $10,000 to the Southern Bank, and $26,000 to the 
Citizens’ Bank; $36,000 in all. 

Question—At what rate were those bonds pledged ? 

Answer—They were pledged at fifty cents on the dollar. 

Question—For the payment of these bonds ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—The coupons then were detached from fifty-two bonds ? 

Answer—From double the number. 

Question—Have any of those bonds been pledged to the Citizens’ 
Bank to your knowledge since then ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—Have the coupons been detached from the subse¬ 
quent loans made to that bank ? 

Answer—Not to my knowledge. 


Question—What number of coupons were detached from these 
fifty-two bonds ? 

Question—I really do not remember the number. The number 
that was past due up to that time. 

Question—From the date of issue up to that date ? 

Answer—From the date of issue up to that time, or from the 
date of the bond, I have forgotten which. 

Question—To whom were these levee bonds that the Commis¬ 
sioners took to New York sold ? 

Answer—To Osborne Cammack; he acted for the house of Sterling 
Brothers. 

Question—Did you, the evening before, or the evening when you 
left here as one of these commissioners to make this negotiation in 
New York, receive any offer for those bonds V 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Did you ever receive any offer in this city, or from this 
city ? 

Answer—No sir; not to my knowledge as a commissioner, or pri¬ 
vately; no offer was made in the city. 

Question—You stated, I believe that yon didn’t know what final 
disposition was made of the coupons cut off the red back bonds, 
fifty-two in number ? 

Answer—I don’t know; I will state that in company with the 
Governor afterwards, he stated that we made a mistake in cutting 
those coupons off. I don’t remember just the remark that was 
made, but that the Auditor was unwilling to receive them, or some¬ 
thing to that effect; what was done with them, I don’t know. 

Question -Did you say that the Auditor refused to receive them ? 

Answer—I would not say so. But there was some difliculty 
about them. That is the last that I know of them—that there was 
some difficulty. 

Question—What amount of these levee bonds were disposed of by 
this commission altogether ? 

Answer—The amount disposed of was one million five hundred 
and eighty-six thousand dollars ($ 1 , 586 , 000 ). The rest were ex¬ 
changed, a portion to go into the general fund. 

Question—What disposition was made of the two hundred and 
eighty-six thousand dollars ($ 286 , 000 ) ? 

Answer—They were disposed of in this city to persons holding 
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claims against the general fund. I will state that the disposition of 
the rest—I was not here when the disposition was made; so I was 
not present when the disposition was made. A portion of them 
went to the general fund. But that was my understanding, that 
they were exchanged for claims to parties holding warrants against 
the treasury, against tlie general fund. 

Question—Exchanged for warrants at par? 

Answer—I could not answer that without referring to the state¬ 
ment. There was a full statement made to the Auditor at the time, 
which was made a portion of the records of his office. It would be 
better evidence than my memory would be. 

Question—The commission made a full statement to the Auditor 
of State, and to aii}^ other dej^artment of the government of this 
transaction? Was a statement made to the Legislature? 

Answer—Yes, sir. You will find it in the minutes of the Senate 
and the House, both, the statement that was then made. It will be 
better evidence than my memory of it. 

Question—Were you in New York, and took part in selling these 
bonds ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Cross-Examined by Governor Warmotu. 

Question—You stated that all of these coupons of the 15H6 bonds 
were cut off and destroyed by you ? 

Answer—Yes, sir; in my presence. 

Question—Was I present in New York at the time these bonds 
were sold ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Did I have any knowledge of the transaction in New 
York until you reported it to me ? 

Answer—Not that I know of. 

Question—AVhat was the amount that you received for those 
bonds? How much on the dollar? 

Answer—Eifty and one-quarter cents. 

Question—Was that the highest offer made ? 

Answex’—That was the highest offer made. 

Question—Either in New York or elsewhere ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—What was the authority of the commissioners to sell ? 

What was the law on the subject of selling the bonds. Were not 


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the commission authorized to sell for the highest market value or 
exchange for warrants at their market value ? 

Answer—I will refer you to the law passed in 1868. We were 
directed, in accordance with Act No. 138, passed in 1868, to sell one 
million five hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars ($1,586,000) in 
bonds of the State. We were authorized by the act to dispose of 
them. The parties named in the act were authorized to dispose of 
them or exchange any portion of the State bonds at their market 
value for outstanding warrants issued under the authority of the 
General Assembly. 

Question—Who composed the commission ? 

Answer—The commission was composed of the Governor, State 
Treasurer, one member appointed by the President of the Senate and 
one by the Speaker of the House of Kepresentatives. 

Question—Who was appointed by the Ih’esident of the Senate ? 

Answer—I was ; and General Lee by the Speaker of the House 
of Representatives. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE TWENTY-FIRST CHARGE. 

New Orleans, February 28, 1870. 

General Cyrus Bussey, being duly sworn, said : 

Bv THE Committee. 

Question—What is yoUr age, residence, occupation, and your 
connection with any incorporated company in this State ? 

Answer—Thirty six years old; a commission merchant. My resi¬ 
dence is New Orleans. 

Question—Your connection with any incorporated company of this 
State. 

Answer—I am director in the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf Ship 
Canal Company. 

Question—Are you familiar with the law under which certain 

bonds have been issued to the company' just mentioned ? 

Answer—I am. 

Question—Had the work required to be done by law, been done 
before those bonds were issued ? 

Answer—It was. 

Question—Were the bonds issued in conformity with the law ? 

Answer—Yes, sir, they were. 


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Question—Have any of them ever been appropriated to any such 
purpose as getting the bonds issued ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—No consideration of that kind has been given to the 
Governor for signing the bill. 

Answer—Not a cent. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE TWELFTH CHAKGE. 

S. L. James, being duly sworn, testified as follows ; 

By the Committee. 

Question—State your residence ? 

Answer—I reside in Baton Bouge. 

Question—Do you know one Patrick Frizzell. 

Answer—I do. 

Question—Do you know whether Patrick Frizzell ever offered to 
the Governor any consideration for signing a bill which was passed 
some time or other by the Legislature for his relief? 

Answer—No, sir; I do not. 

Question—Do you know whether the Governor ever demanded 
any such consideration ? 

Answer—No, sir; I have not spoken to him in my life about the 
bill one way or the other. . 

Question —Do you know whether the Governor ever signed any 
bill for any pecuniary consideration ? 

Answer—Not to my knowledge. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE SEVENTEENTH CHARGE. 

Thomas Layton, being sworn, said: 

By the Committee. 

Question—State your residence and occupation ? 

Answer—I am President of the Southern Bank. 

Question—Have you, within the last year, loaned any money to the 
State of Louisiana as President of the Southern Bank ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Upon what security ? 

Answer—The security of some State bonds. 

Question—What kind of State bonds ? 


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Answer—Well, indeed, I don’t remember; Mr. Dubuclet, the State 
Treasurer, called and offered me some bonds. 

Question—What class of State bonds ? 

Answer—I didn’t examine them. 

Question—Do you know when these bonds were issued—under 
what act of the Legislature ? 

Answer—That I could not say. I didn’t examine them. 1 took 
the security in good faith. 

Question—Do you know whether they had all their coupons upon 
them ? 

Answer—I never examined them. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE THIRTIETH CHARGE. 

Hon. Octave Belot, being sworn, testified as follows; 

By the Committee. 

Question—State your residence. 

Answer—Claiborne and Tonti. 

Question—What official position do you hold now? 

Answer--I am a member of the House of Representatives. 

Question—As a member of the House of Representatives, have 
you ever been approached by Governor Warmoth, with a view to 
have your vote iufluenced, whilst certain charges were being con¬ 
sidered by the House of Representatives against Mr. Wickliffe? 

Answer—Never. I never saw the Govei’nor about them. I never 
had a talk with him during the time these charges were under con¬ 
sideration. 

Hon. P. Guigonet, being duly sworn, testified as follows; 

Question—Your residence? 

Answer—I reside'in Avoyelles parish. 

Question—Are you a member of the Legislature now from Avoy¬ 
elles parish ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—As a member of the House, did Governor Warmoth 
ever attempt to influence your vote whilst the House had under con¬ 
sideration certain charges made by him against Wickliffe? 

Answer—Yes, sir. The Governor told me once “you support me 
with Wickliffe, and I will support you with your tax collector in 
your parish.” 


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Question—You say that the Governor told you that if you would 
support him in his charges against Wickliffe, he would support your 
candidate for tax collector in your parish? 

Answer—In my parish, yes, sir. 

Question—Is that what you want to swear to? 

Answer—Yes. And the Governor told me it was not a political 
question. 

Question—Did the Governor speak in French to you? 

Answer—In English? 

Question—You understand English? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Understand it well ? 

Answer—No, sir ; but I understood that. 

Hon. E. Leblanc being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—Where do you live ? 

Answer—Avoyelles parish. 

Question—What is your present occupation ? 

Answer—A teacher. 

Question—What official position do you hold, if any, in this State ? 

Answer—I am a member of the Legislature. 

Question—Did Governor Warmoth ever attempt to infiuence your 
vote when the House of Eepresentatives was considering certain 
charges against George M. Wickliffe, Auditor of Public Accounts, by 
offering you any undue or improper considerations ? 

Answer—I went to see the Governor about the fifteenth or eigh¬ 
teenth of last mouth and asked him favors for my constituents. He 
told me, provided I would support him in his administration, he 
would grant me those favors. 

Question—Is that the only influence that the Governor has ever 
used with you ? 

Answer—Yes, sir ; the only. 

Hon. H. L. Key, being duly sworn, testified as follows ; 

Question—What official position do you hold in this State, if any? 

Answer—I am a member of the House of Representatives, State 
of Louisiana. 

Question—In your capacity as member of the Legislature at the 
time charges were pending before the House against George M. 
Wickliffe, Auditor of Public Accounts, did Governor Warmoth ever 
attempt to influence your action in regard to those charges? 

Answer—Never. 


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Question—By offering you any bribes of any kind, or by using 
any undue or improper influence ? 

Answer—Never. I went to see him once. During our conversa¬ 
tion, I asked him if he thought he could substantiate and prove the 
charges against Wickliffe. He answered to me that he had made 
the charges through no spirit of animosity ; that he did it only to 
serve the interests of the State ; that he asked us to judge impar¬ 
tially, and if Wicklifle was proved not guilty, to release him ; if he 
was guilty, to look to the interests of the State. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE TWENTY-FIRST CHARGE. 

Lafayette Folger, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—Where is your residence ? 

Answer—In this city, (New Orleans.) 

Question—Have you any connection with the Mississippi and 
Mexican Gulf Canal Company ? 

Answer—Yes sir; I am a director iii it. 

Question—Do you know anything about the issuing of certain 
State Bonds to that company during the past year I believe ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—And whetlicr they have been issued in conformity with 
the law or not? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—Was the work rec^uired by the law under which they 
were issued, performed by the company when the bonds were issued? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—Was there in your judgment as a director, any impro¬ 
priety in the manner and time of their issue by the Governor of this 
State ? 

Answer—No impropriety, no sir. 

Question—Was there any corruption used to your knowledge by 
the company, or any agent of the company to secure the issue of 
these bonds. 

Answer—N o sir, not that I know of. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE THIRTY-THIRD CHARGE. 

J. M. G. Parker, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

By the Committee. 

Question—State your residence ? 

Answer—270 Felicity Road. 


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Question—Your connection, if any, with any printing establish¬ 
ment in this city ? 

Answer—I own about one third (^) of the New Orleans Repub¬ 
lican. 

Question- Does the New Orleans Republican do any printing for 
the State ? 

Answer—I should thick it did. 

Question—How long has it been engaged in printing for the State ? 

Answer—About two years, I believe. 

Question—As part owner of the Republican newspaper, do you 
know if at any time (Tovernor Warmoth demanded or received 
money or its equivalent in stock in the New Orleans Republican, or 
any other printing establishment with which you were con¬ 
nected, for his signature to what is known as The Printing Bill ?” 

Answer—I do not ; I never heard of it. 

Question—You have heard of the printing bill ? 

Answer—The one under which the New Orleans Republican has a 
contract ? Yes, sir. 

Question—Do you know of any undue means which were used to 
secure the signature of the Governor to that bill ? 

Answer—I do not. 

Question—Or any improper means used by him to secure its pass¬ 
age through the Legislature ? 

Answer—I do not. 

CliOSS-ExAMINEl) BY GOVERNOR WaRMOTH. 

Question —Do I own some stock in that paper ? 

Answer—I expect you do. 

Question—Did I pay for it, or was it given to me ? 

Answer—You paid for it, so far as I know. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE TWENTY-FIRST CHARGE. 

Wm. W. Howe, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—Have you any official connection with an incorporated 
company, known as the Mississippi -and Mexican Gulf Ship Canal 
Company ? 

Answer—I own one share of stock, and I am a director. 

Question—Do you know anything of the issue of State bonds to 
that company during the past year, I believe? 

Answer—Only what I have heard from the company. I know 
nothing personally about it. I never saw one of the bonds. 


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(Question. I)o you know of any species of corruption which was 
used by the company, or any agent of the company, or any one, 
to secure the issue of those bonds ? 

Answer—^No, sir. 

Question—Do you know whether the co]U})any had complied with 
the refpvirements of the law when the bonds w'ere issued? 

Answer—No, sir, I don’t know'. 

Bv Govehn'ofi Warmoth. 

Question—Did you hear of any corruption being used? 

Answer—No, sir. So far as I know^ those charges are maliciousiy 
false—so far as I know. 

By thk Oommiitee. 

Question—Have you attended the meetings of the directors of 
that company? 

Answer—A'es, sir. 

Question—If a thing of this kind had been done, would you have 
been aw'are of it? 

Answ'er— Yen, sir. 


EVIDENCE TAKEN UNDER THE SIXTH CHAllGE. 

Kobert Swvayne, being duly sworn, said: 

By the Oo\DiITTEE, 

Question—What official position do you occupy? 

Answer—1 have charge of tho parish prison. 

(^hiestion—Do yon remember about the time vffien Wicklitte was 
uuder trial before the First Bistrict Court for certain charges pre¬ 
ferred against him by the grand jury? 

Answer—Yes, sir, I remember very well his trial. 

Question—Do you know anything a]:>out any piisoner w'ho w’as 
then contined in the x>an«h prison, under sentence to the peniten¬ 
tiary, who W’as offered some commutation of ]ii.s sentence in case he 
Avould testify against 'Wickliff’e at thtd time ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Y"ou know of no sucli proceedirg on the part of Gover¬ 
nor Warmoth, or any one else? 

Answ'er—No, sir. 

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Qiiestiuii—Was there uny ofter made, to your knowledge, to in- 
,liu*e any prisoner in the parish prison to testify lalsel}' against 
NVickliiYe, or any one else'/ 

Answer—Not tliat T know of. 

i:vji)j:xce taken on thk rouE'rEEN'rn onAitGE. ^ 

A. Dubuclet, being duly sworn, testilied as follows : 

Question- -State your oflicial ('onnection with tlie State (lovern- 
Hient. 

Answer—I am State Treasurer.' 

Question— Do you remember the sale of certain levee ])onds, under 
act of the Logi.slature, during this past session ? 

Answer- Tlie bonds that were sold in New York liy General Lee 
and Colonel Lynch ? Yes, sir. 

Question— AVerc yon a member of that Commission? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—Do you km»w where they were sold ? 

.V nswer—Y'es sir. 

(hiestion—State where. 

.Answer—They were sold in New York, at titty-one and one-fourth 
cenhs, I believe, as near as I can recollect. 

Question—Was any offer made in this city to the cominis,sion ? 
\Yas any bid made by any party or parties in this city for these 
bonds, at a higher rate than the^* were sold at in New York ? 

Answer—Not to me. 

Question—To the commission ? 

Answer—I am not able to tell you. 

t|uestion—Are you not a member of the commission 

Answer—Yes sir, I am a member of it. But no bids were ever 
uade to me. 

Question—SVas there any, to your knowledge, made to the com¬ 
mission? 

Answ’er—No sir. 

Question—Have you any reason for believing that any bids were 
made to the commission in this city? 

Answer—I never heard so. 

Question—At a larger rate than they were sold for in New York ? 

Answer—^No sir, no sir. 



Question—Would you ])ro]mbly have- known of those bids if any 
had been made? 

Answer—I heard s<». 

Question—Would you havti known of these bids, if they had 
b(^en made? 

Answer—No sir; noAe were ever made. 

(Question—Supi)Ose some party or parties in New Orleans, at tiiat 
time, laid made bids, would you not have known it. jn-oliably? 

Answer—Of course, of course. 

Question—What became of the past due coupons belonging to 
the bonds sold by tlie commission, of which you were a member? 

Answer—The Auditor ought to have those, I sliould think. 

(Question—Were they cut otV by the commissioners? 

AnsAver—1 don’t know. I am not able to tell you. 

Question—You were not present when the coupons were dis¬ 
posed of? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Do you know anytljing about siuy r(,‘d back bonds which 
have been pledged, during the past year, for certain loans, to pay 
t])c interest on tlie Stjite debt? 

Answer—Yes sir; the Citizens’ ihink. 

Question—Ynd the Soutlieni Dank? 

AnsAver—Y'es sir. 

Question—Were the coupons cut off from any of those bonds? 

AnsAV'er —No sir; I believe not. 

Question—TIavo any d,>onds been issued, since you have been 
I’reasurcr of the State of Louisiana, by tlie State of Louisiana, 
niider the authority of hiAv, Avithout being registered in your c)fflce? 

AnsAver —No sir, no sir. 

Question—Y^ou Iuxa'C a bond register of your office ? 

AnsAver—Yes sir. 

Witness here produc<'d the bond registiw book of the office of the 
State Treasurer. 

Question—Were the bonds issiual to the Yfississippi, Mexican 
Gulf and Ship Canal Company registered in your office ? 

AnsAv^r—Yes sir, 

Question—How many have been if^sued ? 

Answer—One time 120, at another time 110. at another time GO, 
at another tivijo all $1,000 (nieh. 


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Qaeft’m—Dees the law under which those bonds were issued re¬ 
quire that they should be registered in the Auditors office ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Cuoss-Examined by Governor Warmoth. 

Question—The rest of the bonds that have been issued bv the 
State, have been registered in your office ? 

Answer—Yes sir; I have the whole on file. 

Question—The coupons which are attached to the red back bonds 
are still on them ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question—^In case w.e have to sell the red back bonds to pay the 
indebtedness of the State, what vull we do with tlic matured cou¬ 
pons ? 

Answer—We will cut them oil’ and destroy them. 

Question—We wiU do that in case we sell the bonds ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE SIXTEENTH (TIARGK. 

James Campbell, being duly sworn, said : 

By toe Committee. 

Question—^AYlierc do you reside and wlniCs }'our occupation ? 

"■' Answer— 1 reside 145 St. Ann street; my occupation is in the 
Treasurer’s office, first assistant clerk and book keeper of the office. 

Question—Do you know of any loss which the State of Louisiana 
has sustaiued through the manipulation of State Bonds by Governor 
Warmoth or any other parties authorized by law y 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Did Governor Warmoth ever, h.> your knowledge, cut 
off and letain coupons from bonds ? 

Answer—I know nothing about it, except these bonds 1 liavo 
given to the Governor to be idedged. I don't know whether there 
were any coupons cut off or not. 

Question—Did you ever state that the State had sustaiiKKl ahv 
loss from operations of this kind ? • 

Answer—No sir; not that I know of particularly. 

Question—If you had ever made such a statement you would 
probably remember it now, wouldn’t you ? 


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Answer— J. would. There are probably bonds T don’t know 
anything about that were delivered to Wickliffo. 

Question—How do you know they have been delivered to Wickliffe? 

Answer—I have the receipt of Wickliffe. 

Question—For what ? 

Answer—For some bonds. 

Question—^^\Tiat kind of bonds ? 

Answer—There were some $30,'000 bonds given to Wickliffe. 

Question—W^hat bonds ? 

Answer—They were known a>s the red back bonds. 

Question—Wliat were they given to AYickliffe for ? 

Answer—He made a demand on us. I gave thoni. 1 did not 
know for what purpose they were. 

Question—Did he make a demand u[)on you as Mr, AVickliffe, or 
as Auditor? 

Answer—He made a demand on the State Treasurer. 

Question—Is the State Treasurer tlie custodian of the Idank 
bonds ? 

Answer—Since AVacklitie has been in office. Formerly tlie Auditor 
kept those bonds, but he lias turned them over to the State 
Treasurer. 

Question—Has the Treasurer boon the custodian of tlie blank red 
back bonds, and is he now ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—When they are issued, they go to the State Auditoi*, 
for him to make a record of them, and sign them V 

Answer—They arc issued under act No. 48, and are pledged in 
bank, but they are not registered. Under act No. 48, the Governor 
was authorized to borrow money to pay any difference in the debt of 
the State. 

Question—It didn’t require them to be registered ? 

Answer—They were not registered. 

Question—Arc they tilled up and signed by tlie Governor ? 

Answer—Yes, sir; except they are not dated. 

Question—What becomes of the past due coupons ? 

Answer—They are all attached to the bonds, I believe, I know 
for the last two or three pledges they were not detached, except for 
the first pledge, when tJie coupons were cut off. The first pledge 
that was rande seventy-two bonds, when the coupons were cut off. 


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I tliiiik Mr. R(‘inick liad tluaii (l(!str<>v<'d. I don’t kin)w aiYvtliiiiL'- 

• ^ . n 

alxmt this. 

(Question—You tliink that Mr. Ihnnk-k had them destroyed? 

Answer—I tliiid: I have heard something a])ont it. 

Question—For what i)urpose did you give Wickliffe charge of 
tliese bonds ? 

Answer—He was Auditor of the 8tat(\ He made a demand on 
tlie Treasurer. 

Question—-AVhat sort of a demand ? 

Answer—Unless I liad tlie papers, 1 cannot remember. TJie de¬ 
mand was in writing. 

Question—Had he antiiority, under the law, to make this 
<lemand ? 

Answer—Yes, sir; because the act says they are issued in payment 
of certain debts. As soon as the Auditor makes Ji demand upon the 
Treasurer, we give him the bonds for receipts. 

Question—These were for the purpose of funding ])ast din? coii- 
■ pons of the State ? 

Answer—^Y^es, sir. 

Question—How many of this kind did you pledge for the lirst 
time ? 

Answer—Seventy-two of them. 

Question—You say there was one past due coupon cut otV each 
bond ? 

Answer—I think so. 

Question—That would lie seventy-two cou])ons? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—How much money was each coujiou worth ? 

Answer—Thirty dollars. I (*an’t speak without referring to the 
books and papers. I know that there was some that thought that 
Kemick had had them canceled and turned over to tlic Auditor. I 
don’t know whether he did so or not. 

Cross-ExAM iNi:i) by Govkr.xor WAR^roTl^. 

Question—Hi case we sell those red back bonds, what will we do 
with those matured cou])ons ? 

Answer—I suppose they Avill be canceled. 

Question—Aud the bonds dated at the same time ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. The lionds are not dated yet, but will have to be 
the same time. 


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KMDENCK TAKEN ON THE EOUHTH CHAKGE. 

Theodore Lipsclmts, beiug duly svvoru, testihed us follo\^^s: 

Question—Where do you live? 

Answer—35 Locust street? 

Question—I)id you ever make any ofter, on hehall of Governor 
Warmoth, to induce any party or parties confined in the parish 
prison to swear falsely against Wickliffe ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Before any tribunal? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—You are willing to swear positi\ely that no such offer 
was ever made by you, or the Governor ever attempted to induce 
you to make [inj' such offer ? 

Answer—I swear positively that I never made any offer. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE SIXTH CHAKGE. 

Ik 0. Monahan, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—AVerc you ever sentenced by any court to imprisonment 
n this city? 

Answer—Ares, sir. I was sentenced by the First District Court, 
Judge Abell. 

Question—AATiile under sentence, wore you ever in the parish 
prison ? 

Answer'—Yes, sir. I was in the parish prison for some four and 
a half or five months. 

Question—AVas any offer ever made by any person or persons to 
induce you to swear falsely against AVickliffe, cither before the 
First District Court, IxJore the Ijegislature, or Ijefore any other 
tribunal ? 

Answer_No sir; not that I know of against AVickliffe. 

Question—Yes sir ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Do you know VVicklifieV 

Answer—A^es sir. 

Question—How did you come to be released from prison V 

Answer—As far as I know, the jury which sat on my case signed 
a petition to the Governor asking the Governor to pardon me, to¬ 
gether with the sanction of the Attorney General. 

Question—Did the Governor pardon you ? 







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Answer—At ihe Orst instance he refused t>.) [)ardon nie, after t re- 
niained in prison some four and a half months, he then granted my 
pardon; first be commuted the sentence to the parish prison from the 
penitentiary. 

Question—Was there any condition attached to this; were you re¬ 
quired to do any tiling for the Governor against any person ? 

Answur—No sir ; not that I know of. 

Ceoss-Examined by Governor Warmotie ^ 

Question—What Avas all this about ? 

Answer—It happened on Pliilip street; I was on a Icind of a spree 
at the time; I had one of those small deringers in my pocket; I met 
up with an old friend on Philip street, and that is all I can recoUect; we 
shook hands and walked together, afterwards Morris accused me of 
shooting at him. Under the recommendation of the jury, the Attorney 
General and Morris himself, I was released. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE FIFTH CHARGE. 

P. O. Peyroux, being duly sworn, said : 

Question—^4Vhere do you reside ? 

Answer—259 Ursuhnes street. 

Question—What is your official xiosition ? 

Answer—Chief Deputy Sherifi* of the criminal court. 

Question—Do you remember to have ever attemiited to arrest a 
person by the name of George Dealing ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Where did make such an efibrt to arrest him ? 

Answur—In no particular })lacc. I hunted everywdiere for him 
and could not find him. I received information tliat lie w'as in the 
employ of the Governor, at his office. 

Question—^Please state to the committee what happened. 

Answ er—I went there one day and asked the Governor if Dealing 
wus not in his employ. He told me no. I asked him if he knew' 
his whereabouts. He told me no. I got information that he was 
in the Governor’s office from one of my deputies that had seen him 
in the Governor’s employ. 

Question—Who was this deputy ? 

Answer—Ohaiies Chalmers. 

Question—Is he in the city now ? 


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Answer—Yes, sir. He is a deputy sheriff. . When I came to the 
office of Governor Warmoth, I was hunting for Hearing, and the Dis¬ 
trict Attoraey told me that he thought the Governor would tell me 
where he was—a little after that. 

Question—You know nothing of your own personal knowledge of 
any refusal or intervention on the part of the Governor to prevent 
the arrest of Hearing? 

Answer—^^Not of my personal knowledge. The report of the officer 
to me—that is all. 

Question—I understood you to say that you went to the Governor 
and the Governor told you. 

Answer—That he didn’t know of the whereabouts of Dearing. 
He was in the office—had sent for Arnheim and Carpenter who 
were in the parish prison, and Dearing was in the office at that 
time. 

Question—Hid he have a capias ? 

Answer—No, sir; I had one, and officer McHonald had one. 
Chalmers had not one in his possession. Whenever a caj^ias is issued 
any officer, deputy sheriff, who meets the man, arrests him, because 
the order is made premptory to the sheriff. That is the general rule, 
because all the officers could not have a copy. You issue an original 
and duplicate; and any officer meeting the party arrests him. 

Cross-Examined by Governor Warmoth. 

Question—Ho you know of any law on that subject? 

Answer—That is the precedent; that is the practice with the offi¬ 
cers of the court generally; practice makes the law. We are bound 
to.obey a rule of the court, though we cannot always consider the 
rule of the court law. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE THIRTIETH CHAR'G^E. 

Hon. P. G. Heslonde, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

Question^Where do you reside? 

Answer—Parish of Iberville. 

Question—You are a member of the Legislature? 

Answer—I am. 

Question—Hid Governor Warmoth use, or offer to use, any undue 
influence with you, as a member of the Legislature, to induce you to 
vote for finding charges *ogainst George M. Wickliffe, Auditor of 
Public Accounts? 

Ans wer—Never. 

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Question—The Governor offered you no bribe to influence your 
vote in that case? 

Answer—No, sir ; never. 

Question—Either directly or indirectly ? 

Answer—Neither, sir. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE SIXTH CHARGE 

Josiah Fisk, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—^You are known as Judge Fisk ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Where do you reside ? 

Answer—Jefferson City. 

Question—What is your occupation ? 

Answer—I practice law. 

Question—Do you know P. C. Monahan ? 

Answer—I think I know a man by that name in this city. He 
was on the police once, was he not ? 

Question—I don’t know. 

Answer—I am not certain whether I do or not. I know a Mr. 
Monahan. 

Question—Were you ever attorney of P. C. Monahan ? 

Answer—No, sir ; I was not. 

Question—Did you ever, as attorney, apply to Governor Warmoth 
to commute the sentence of any of your clients, or client ? 

Answer—I sent a petition once to him. 

Question—Did you ever make personal apphcation ? 

Answer—No, sir ; I got up the petition and sent it to him. 

Question—In] whose behalf did you send a petition to the Gov¬ 
ernor ? 

Answer—Henry Ashley, I think, is his name. 

Question—Who was Henry Ashley ? 

Answer—He was a white man that was convicted of larceny, sent 
to jail for eighteen months. 

Question—In what jail ? 

Answer—Parish Prison, here. 

Question—What was the nature of that petition ? 

Answer—It was simply asking that his sentence be commuted. 
Question—Commuted to what ? 

Answer—I believe it was for a full pardon. 

Question—Did that petition get to the Governor, to your know¬ 
ledge ? 


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Answer—Well, I don’t believe that I know personally that it did, 
only from what I know through other parties. 

Question—Was your client pardoned ? 

Answer—I think he was not he was not whilst I had anything 
to do with it. 

Question—You say you never applied personally to the Governor, 
as attorney, to have the sentence commuted of any person ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Confined in the Parish Prison under sentence ? 

Answer—No sir; none that I recollect of now. 

Question—If you never applied, it follows that the Governor 
never demanded of you any money ? 

Answer—No sir. Because I never talked to him about either of 
these cases. 

Question—Did you ever state to any person that he did ? 

Answer—No sir. I know what they have reference to; but that 
was a mistake; that was a proposition made to me with regard to 
another case, through another person; but it was not mentioned to 
him. Governor Warmoth was not present, and there w,as nothing 
done. It was only a proposition made by another party when 
Governor Warmoth was not present. There was nothing acceded 
to—nothing done. 

Question—Who was the party? 

Answer—It was a confidential communication. There was noth¬ 
ing done about it. 

Question—We are investigating confidential matters. 

Answer—There is nothing in this that would amount to an 3 dhing. 
There is no use to go any further, because there was not a single 
thing said or done. 

Question—Was this proposition of a nature to implicate Governor 
Warmoth in any way? 

Answer—If I had have gone on with the proposition, then he 
might possibly have done it, provided he would have agreed to it. 
But the proposition—when it was made to me—Governor Warmoth 
was not present. 

Question—He had not agreed to this proposition when it was 
made to you ? 

Answer—No sir. 

Question—Had he agreed to this proposition ? 

Answer —Not Governor Warmoth, 






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Question—Had Governor Warmoth agreed to this proposition 
when it was submitted to you ? 

Answer—I think not. 

Question—Do you know whether he had or had not ? 

Answer—So far as I know, he had not. 

Question—Did he authorize any one, to your knowledge? 

Answer—No, sir; he did not. 

Question—What was the proposition ? 

Answer—I don’t know as I ought to tell. It was a proposition 
made by another party to me to intercede in favor of Ashley. 

Question—What was the proposition? 

Answer—It was a confidential proposition, made to me as attorney. 
I don’t think it amounts to anything at all; because I would not 
like to put you all to any trouble; because I don’t know that the 
man that told me had any right or authority. 

Question—It was a confidential communication, made to you as 
attorney ? 

Answer—Yes, sh*. 

Question—As an attorney, you claim immunity from giving testi¬ 
mony ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. There was nothing done in the matter in any 
way, shape or form. 

Question—Was it a criminal proposition ? 

Answer—Had I acceded to it, it would not have been exactly alto¬ 
gether honorable so far as the other party was concerned. 

Question—It was not a proposition coming from the Governor ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—It was not made by the Governor ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Was he a party to the proposition ? 

Answer—I don’t thhdc he was. 

Question—Had you any reason for believing that he had assented 
to it ? 

Answer—No, sir; I don’t know that I had. I could not agree to 
it myself, and consequently I would not authorize him to go and see 
the Governor. 

Question—This was a proposition looking in some way to going to 
see the Governor ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 


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Question—Did yoTi ever state to any one tliat the (lovernor had 
made a demand for money, or any other consideration for commuting 
the sentence of any client of yours ? 

Answer—No, sir; not that the Governor had. I know that is wdiat 
they mean. No, sir; I never stated that. The statement that I 
made was not with reference to the Governor. I didn’t say anything 
with regard to the Governor. 

Question—There is a certain charge made by George M. WickliTe 
against Governor Warmoth to this effect, .that you, as a lawjmr, 
applied to Governor Warmoth to have the sentence of some one 
imprisoned—whose name is not given—in the parish prison, com¬ 
muted from imprisonment in the penitentiary to imprisonment in 
the parish prison, and that Governor Warmoth demanded $1000 in 
money, and that he would swear to certain things which he would 
tell him against Geo. M. Wickliffe, as the condition upon which he 
would give him the release. Is that charge true, to the best of your 
knowledge ? 

Answer—I can say, positively, that it is not true. 

Question—Did you ever state anything to any One that w’^ould give 
any foundation for such a charge ? 

Answmr—Not exactly that way; I did state that whilst this petition 
was before Governor Warmoth, a man came to me. It was only a 
statement made to me, that he would procure that man’s pardon if a 
certain amount of money would be paid, and intimated if that was 
all done, that ho knew some testimony against Wickliffe. I would 
not accede to it. 

Question—We w^ant to know who the man was ? 

Answ'er—I 'would not like to tell that. There was no implication 
at all that he'was authorized l)y Governor Warmoth, or sent by 
Governor Warmouth, or that he was authorized to make any such 
proposition. I wouldn’t have anything to do with the proposition. 
There was nothing done in any 'way, shape or form. 

Question—You have already testified that you didn’t believe ac¬ 
cording to the best of your knowledge and belief that he Avas author- 
zed by Governor AVarmoth to make this proposition ? 

AnsAA'er—I think so. 

Question—AVho Avas that party ? 

AnsAver—I Avould a great deal rather not tell. 

Question—I have no doubt yori Avould, but aa^g avouIcI a great deal 
vathev you Avould tell. 


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Answer—Because I don’t think it would amount to anything, if 
you spent a year’s time on it. I think he was a man that wanted to 
make money, and took that way to make it. 

Question—Apparently by the statement made by you, this charge 
has been made against the Governor. In justice to yourself and the 
State, I think you ought to inform the committee who this party is. 
Did this party profess to have any authority from Governor War- 
moth to make this proposition ? 

Answer—I don’t know that he did. But he said that Governor 
Warmoth was under some obligations to him, or would be. 

Question—Did the party profess to have any authority from 
Governor Warmoth to make this proposition ? 

Answer—I don’t know that he did profess. 

Question—I want to know—yes or no—whether the party pro¬ 
fessed to have any authority from Governor Warmoth ? 

Answer—I don’t think he stated that he did. 

Question—Did he or did he not state so ? 

Answer—I think he did not. 

Question—^Now we want to know who the party was. 

Answer—His name was Kavanaugh. 

Question—Do you know his first name V 

Answer—No, sir ; I do not. 

Question—Is he on the police ? 

Answer—Ho used to be. Hut it all amounted to nothing, because 
I put no confi cnce in it. 

Question—Bo you know where Kavanaugh lives ? 

Answer—^No ; he represented the Third District in the Legisla¬ 
ture in 1864. This one was a member of the Legislature of 1864. 
He was afterwards on the police, but is not now. 

Question—How long since, do you remember, that he was on the 
police ? 

Answer—Well, I should think it was a good many years. I don’t 
think he has been on since the Metropolitans. 

Question—Can you remember his first name ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Have you any writing from him ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Can you find him ? 

Answer—I don’t know ; I will see. I will tell you this much, 
without any further ceremony, that all that Kavanaugh said and 
done will not not amount to anything, so far as Governor Warmoth 


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is concerned. It would amount to nothing, because there was 
nothing deSnite ; there was nothing said or done about it at all ; as 
to this $1000, there was no talk about $1000. 

Cross-Examined by Governor Warmoth. 

Question—What have been the personal relations existing between 
you and me for the last tw^elve months ? 

Ansvrer—We have had no communication with each other within 
the last tw^elve months. 

Question—Since September, 1868—have we had no communica¬ 
tion since then ? 

Answer—No, sir, not since October, 1868. It was in your office, 
at the adjournment of the last session, which was in October, 

Question—We have had no interviews? 

Answer—None at all. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE NINTH CHARGE. 

John Lockwood, being duly sworn testified as follows: 

Question—Where do you reside ? 

Answer—In the City of Jefferson. 

Question—Were you in the city of New Orleans when the act 
passed the Legislature, I believe during the last session, incorpora¬ 
ting what is known as the Slaughterhouse Company ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. 

Question—Are you in any way connected with that company? 

Answer—I am a stockholder. 

Question—Were you at the time it passed the Legislature, and 
when it was before the Governor for his signature, aware of any 
demand which he made upon the company or any agent of the com¬ 
pany, for any consideration, either of money or stock for his signa¬ 
ture to that bill ? 

Answer—I am not. 

Question—Were your relations with the company of such a nature 
then as to render it probable that you would have known of any 
such demands, had any such demands been made ? 

Answer—I don’t know. No; I don’t think it would have been. I 
am not a director of the company. I don’t know of anything of the 
kind. 

Question—Did Governor Warmoth ever own any stock in the 
company to your knowledge ? 

Answer—Not that I know of. 


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EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE TWENTY-EIEST CHARGE. 

Dr. J. O. Noyes, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—Where is your residence ? 

Answer—New Orleans. 

Question—What is your official connection, if any, -with any incor¬ 
porated coinjDany in this State ? 

Answer—I am President of the Mississippi and Mexican Gulf 
Ship Canal Company. 

Question—Have bonds been issued by the State of Louisiana in 
aid of that company ? 

Answer—Yes, sh’. 

Question—To the company ? 

Answ^er—Yes, sir. 

Question—Has the work which was required to be done by law, 
before the bonds were issued to your company, ever been done ? 

Answer—It has. 

Question—Was it done according to law when these bonds were 
issued ? 

Answer—Eutuely so. 

Question—Was a larger amount of bonds than were provided by 
the law, when certain, work was done, issued by the Governor, or 
by other parties ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Were any improper means used by the comjDany, to 
your knowdedge, or any inducements held out to the Governor to 
induce him to issue the bonds’ when he did do so ? 

Answer—Not the slightest, sir. The certificate of the State 
Engineer was produced. 

Question—Are you avfare of any corrupt influences that have 
been brought to bear by 3mur company upon the Governor, or by 
any person in aid of the company ? 

Answer—No sir. 

The following communication from Ilis Excellency, Governor H. 
C. W^armoth, Avas received and read, and ordered to be filed: 

“New Orleans, February 25, 1870. 

“ To tlie Special Committee of ihe House of Representatives, appointed to 
investigate charges preferred by Auditor G. M. Wickliife against Governor 
H. C. Warmoth: 

“ Gentlemen—Desiring to facilitate your examination of the charges 
preferred against me by Mr. Wickliffe, I will make the following 


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statements, which may be taken as admissions, in order to obviate 
the necessity of examining witnesses, or obtaining other proof, in 
relation to certain of the specifications made: 

“ First —With regard to the charge number one, I admit that on 
or about the middle of the month of March, 1869, I laid before the 
Grand Jury for the parish of Orleans certain information, which had 
])een communicated to me, involving serious charges against Mr. 
Wickliffe; that I gave tlie Grand Jury the names of a number of 
witnesses, and asked that body to send for them; and that, at my 
instigation, these witnesses v/ere summoned, and the Auditor in¬ 
dicted in some thirteen separate instances. 

“ Second —With regard to the second charge, I admit that after 
Mr. Wickliffe was indicted, as stated above, I took forcible j)ossession 
of his office; I appointed a citizen of the State to take charge of tlie 
effects of the office during the pendency of the criminal proceedings. 

“ Ihird —With regard to the charge made in the seventh specifi¬ 
cation, I admit that, a few days before the assembling of the present 
session, I prevented Mr. Wickliffe from moving the effects of the 
Auditor’s office into the'building in whicli the Legislature now sits; 
that, finding that he had secretly brought a portion of the furniture, 
books, papers, etc., of his office, into the building aforesaid—known 
as the Mechanics’ Institute, and which is rented, in default of there 
being a State House, as a place of meeting for the General Assem¬ 
bly, and for the office of the Executive—I caused the effects of his 
office to be returned to the. building on the corner of Eoyal and 
Conti streets, which was, and is now, rented by the State as an office 
for the Auditor of Public Accounts, and other State officers. 

“ Fourth —With regard to the charge in the nineteenth specifica¬ 
tion, I admit that the Kecor.der of Mortgages and the Eegister of 
Conveyances for the parish of Orleans occupy the lower rooms in 
the building on the corner of Eoyal and Conti streets, with my con¬ 
sent and by my authority. 

'' Fifth, and lastly —With regard to the charge made, and num¬ 
bered thirty-one, I admit that I have been drawn into conflict with 
the Judges of the Sixth and Seventh District Courts for the parish 
of Orleans, arising out of their assumption of authority to interfere 
with me in the discharge of my official duties. It is true, that I have 
assumed the position before these courts, that, as the Chief Magis- 
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trate of the State, the Judiciary have no power to interfere with me 
in the exercise of the functions of my office. The Supreme Court 
of the State passed upon the quesiiou at issue between Judge W. H. 
Cooley and myself, and sustained the view which I had taken. 

“ These admissions and statements, I respectfully submit. 

“11. C. WAKMOTH, 

“ Governor of Louisiana.” 

March 2, 1870. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE-CHAEGE. 

F. C. Remick, being duly sworn, said: 

Question—Do you know of any bonds issued by the State of Lou¬ 
isiana known as the red back bonds? 

Answer—I know there wTre certain bonds that were signed and 
placed in pledge in the banks, to borrow' money. 

Question—Did you, at any time, have any of the coupons formerly 
attached to these bonds in your possession? 

Answ'er—Yes, sir; on the occasion of pledging the ’72 bonds, it 
was thought that, in case the bonds should ever have to be sold, that 
it would be well,not to have the coupons attached to the bonds; con¬ 
sequently, Mr. Lynch, I think, 1 am sure, was in the Governor’s 
parlor, and the Governor and myself detached the coupons, and I 
took the coupons to Mr. Wickliffe; and Mr. Wickliffe told me that 
he could not receive them then. I urged upon him and insisted 
he should receive them, so as to relieve us of the responsibility of 
holding them. He was very abrupt. He couldn’t do it; he had so 
much to attend to he couldn’t count them even. So he said. 

Question—In short, Wickliffe, then Auditor of the. State, refused 
to receive them? 

Answ'er—He refused to receive them; yes, sir. 

Question—Are the coupons at the present time in your possession? 

Answ'er—No, sir; they are not in my possession. I took them at 
that time, and took them to the office, and reported what Wickliffe 
said ; and the Governor suggested that, as I kept a bank box, in which 
w’ere valuable papeis, I had better seal up these coupons, and place 
them securely in bank, to await the future action of the Legislature 
or the Auditor. Accordingly, I sealed them up in an envelope. 

(Witness here produced an envelope, wdiich is hereto annexed and 
made part of this record, marked B.) 

Question—What has become of those coupons ? 


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Answer—I took them down to the office on one occasiqn to have 
this disposition made of them according to law, but they were very 
busy, and I took them back and put them in my box. Yesterday 1 
took them to the Auditor and have his receipt for them. 

Witness here produced a receipt, which is annexed to this record, 
and made part of it, marked A. 

Question—Under the administration of Auditor Wickliffe, it was 
impossible for you to make any disposition of these bonds, and it is 
only now under the new administration that you have been able to 
dispose of those bonds ? 

Answer—From the manner in which he responded to me on that 
occasion, I should say it was. It would have taken a very few min¬ 
utes to have counted them. They were in strips of five. It Avould 
have taken only throe or four minutes to count them. Only seventy- 
two strijDS. 

Question—Did he show an evident disposition to treat you with 
. contempt on the subject of those coupons? 

Answer—Ho didn’t want to receive them at all. 

Question—He showed no disposition to receive them ? 

Answer—No, sir. I urged upon him the necessity of having them 
disposed of according to law ; that he s’aould take charge of them, 
as I understood the law, and have them properly canceled. That 
seemed to have no weight. He said he had not the time. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE-CHARGE. 

Charles Chalmers, being duly sworn, said: 

Question—Do you hold any official position ? 

Answer—I am deputy sheriff in the Parisli Prison, }3arish of 
Orleans. 

Questioif--Did you ever know one George Dearing ? 

Answer—I have seen him down stairs in the Governor's office; 
never knew him before. 

Question—Did you ever try to arrest him ? 

Answer—I spoke to Major Aimheim. 

Question—I am not talking about Major xiruheim, but about 
George Dearing. 

Answer—I never spoke to Dearing. 

Question—Did you ever try to arrest him ? 

Answer—No, sir; I only spoke to Major iVrnheim, whether that 


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WAB not Dealing. I said it would be good for liim if lie would go 
down with me. I remarked that in the Governor’s office. He said 
yes, it would be. I said I would see him about it. Finally, another 
gentleman— 

Question—Did Governor Warmotli ever interfere with you in the 
execution of your duty, on the subject of your arrest of Dealing? 

Answer—They spoke, I believe, to the Governor, and the Gover¬ 
nor asked me if I had a capias. He didn’t interfere Avitli me. 

Question—Did you have a capias ? 

Answer—No, sir. 

Question—Did the Governor ever interfere with you, directly or 
indirectly ? 

Answer—No, sir, I can’t say he did. ^ 

Ckoss-Examined by Governor AVarmoth. 

Question—Did you try to arrest him ? 

Answer—No, sir, no more than I spoke to the Major. 

Question—You did not speak to Dearing ? 

Answer—No sir. 

By Tim Committee. 

Question—The Governor never interfered with you, trying to 
arrest him ? 

Answer—No sir. He merely asked me if I liad a capia-s. 

By Governor AVarmoth. 

Question—^Did I offer you money ? 

Answer—No sir, not a cent. 


By the Commute ti. 

Question—You are perfectly positive that the Governor never 
offered you money, directly or indirectly on that subject ? 

Answer—I am positive. 

Question—^AVhat business did you have in the Governor’s office; 
at that time ? 

Answer—I Avent Avith Major Arnheim. 

Question—AVhat position did Arnheim hold ? 

Question—He Avas in'prison at that time. 


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By Goveknok Warmoth. 

Question—He was brought to my oflice at tliat time ? 
x\.nswer—Yes sir. 

Question—By my orders ? 

Answer—Yes sir. 

Question —You went with him ? 

Answer—Yes sii’, as Deputy Sheriff. 

Question—After that ho went back to tlie prison, 
ilnswer-—Bight back to the prison. 

By the Committee. 

Question—You didn’t go with the idea of arresting Dearing ? 
Answer—No sir. 


Thursday Morning, March 3, 1870. 

EVIDENCE TAKEN ON THE TWENTY-SECOND CHAKGE. 

Major E. D. Lawrence, being duly sworn, testified as follows : 

Question—Where do you live ? 

Answer—At present I am living in New Orleans. Kentucky is 
my home. 

Question—Were you ever proprietor of a skating rink in the 
Mechanics’ Institute ? 

Answer—Yes, sir. I was manager of one, and part proprietor. 

Question—Are you aware that any proposition was ever made to 
yon on the subject of giving twenty per cent, on the amount of a 
certain appropriation on the subject of your giving up your rink ? 

Answ^er—I am perfectly certain that no proposition of the sort 
was ever made. 

Question—Did Governor Warmoth ever make any demand upon 
you of any kind on the subject of your skating rink ? 

Answer—None whatever, except that on one occasion he pre¬ 
ferred the request that I should not have skating over a certain por¬ 
tion of the hall under which his room was as it made a good deal of 
noise whilst he was transacting business. 

Question—Did you ever have any pecuniary transaction with 
Governor Warmoth on the subject of your rink? 

Answer—None, whatever. 

Question—Did any one make such a proposition to you ? 

;4.nswer—No one, none at all. 


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(Question—Do you know any thing on the subject of an appropria¬ 
tion l)y wliicli yon would receive $2500 ? 

Answer—Yes, sir ; I had been trying to induce the directors of 
the Meclianics’ Institute to pay me a bonus to give up the liall, as it 
was impossible that I could run the rink whilst the Legislature was 
in session. 

Question—At that time had you a lease from the Mechauics’ In¬ 
stitute ? 

Answer—From the directory. 

Question—Wiiat was the length of that lease V 

Answer—Six months, from the first of November. 

Question—These gentlemen made tlie proposition to you to give 
up your lease, in order that tliey might hire the building to the 
State ? 

Answer—Yes, sir ; rather, they didn’t make the proposition 
directly ; they talked about it ; I demanded a bonus for giving up 
the lease, as it was the only hall at the time adapted to the busi¬ 
ness—the only hall that was sufficiently large. 

Question—Was there any proposition ever made to you on the 
subject of paying 20 per cent on- 

Answer—Neither directly nor indii’ectly. 

Question—You never had any conversation with Governor War- 
moth on that subject ? 

Ansver—No, sir; none at all. 

Question—Did Wicklifie ever approach you on that subject, and 
try to find out whether any transaction between you and Governor 
Warmoth had taken place ? 

Answer—No, sir. I don’t know Mr. Wicklifie. I don’t even know 
him by sight. 

The evidence here closed. 


Copy. (A.) 

Keceived, New Orleans, March 1, 1870, from F. C. llemick, Esq., 
Private Secretary of the Governor, three hundred and sixty coupons 
of thirty dollars each, being the first, second, third, fourth and fifth, 
•maturing of the coupons attached to the series of bonds known 
as the red back bonds, and said to have been detached from bonds 
of that series, numbered from 372 to 443 inclusive, making $10,800. 

(Signed) JAMES GEAHAM, Auditor. 



State of Louisiat^a. 
3G0 $30 coupons. 


E \EC U TIV E l)EI>Ar/J’>T10 XT, 

Official liursincss. 


Copy of envelope marked 


(P,.) 


Five coupons on each of seventy-two (72) Reel Back Bonds, from 
No. 372 to No. 443, inclusive, making total number of coupons three 
hundred and sixty (300). 


State or Louisiana, First Judicial District, Parish of Orleans—ss. 

First District Court for the Parish of Orleans. 

The Grand Jurors of the State of Louisiana, duly cmpannelcd and 
sworn in and for the body of the parish of Orleans, in the name and 
by the authority of the said State, upon their oath, present that one 
George W. Bearing, one A. Carpenter, and one John Ariilieim, other¬ 
wise called Major Arnreim, late of the parish of Orleans, on the fifth 
day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 
and sixty-nine, with force and arms^ in the parish of Orleans aforesaid, 
and within the jurisdiction of the First District Court for the parish 
of Orleans, being wicked and evil disposed persons, minding and 
intending great injury to the State of Louisana, and unjustly to cause 
and procure the said State of Louisiana to be put to great charge 
and expense of its money, did, on the same day and year aforesaid, at 
the city aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this court, unlawfully 
and wickedly solicit, investigate, and as much as within the said George 
W. Bearing, and the said A. Carpenter, and the said John Aruheim, 
otherwise called Major Arnreim, endeavor to persuade the said William 
Noble to go before Phillip Power, Jr., then and there being deputy 
clerk of the Fifth District Court for the parish of Orleans, and then 
and there to take his corporal oath and swear before tlie said Phillip 
Power, Jr., (the said Phillip Power, Jr., then and there having suffi¬ 
cient and competent authority to administer the said oath to the 
said William Noble in that behalf)', among other things in substance 
and to the effect following, that is to say, that he, the said William 
Noble was a resident of the State of Louisiana, that ho was regularly 
enlisted in the service of the State of Louisiana (meaning thereby 
in the military service of the State of Louisiana), and the United 
States, in the years eighteen hundred and fourteen and fifteen, and 



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in that capacity as a soldier, served during the siege of New Orleans 
in the month of December, eighteen hundred and fourteen, and 
January, eighteen hundred and fifteen, and that he thus served 
ill the company of Cajitain Jean Guillot, in the regiment of Colonel 
Victor Coulon, and in the division of General Victor Hopkins, and 
he was honorably discharged from the State of Louisiana, and from 
the United States, (meaning thereby that the said William Noble 
was honorably discharged from the mihtary service of the State of 
Louisiana, and of the United States.) W'^hereas, in truth and in fact, 
they, the said George W. Dearing, the said A. Carpenter, and the 
said John Arnheim, otherwise called Major'Arnreim, at the time 
Avhen they so endeavored to persuade, solicit and instigate the said 
William Noble to make oath and swear as aforesaid, then and there 
well knew that the said State of Louisiana Avould be put to great 
charge and expense of its moneys if the said William Noble v/ould 
swear as aforesaid; and, whereas, in truth and in fact, they, the said 
George W. Dearing, the said A. Carpenter, and the said John 
Arnheim, otherwise called Major Arnreim, at the said time when they 
*so endeavored to persuade, solicit and instigate Ihe said William 
Noble to make oath and sv/ear as aforesaid, had no reasonable or 
probable cause whatever to suspect or imagine that the said William 
Noble had served in the capacity of a soldier in the military service 
of the State of Louisiana, and of the United States, at the siege of 
New Orleans, during the months of December, eighteen hundred 
and fourteen, and January, eighteen hundred and fifteen ; and, 
whereas, in truth and in fact, they, the said George W. Dearing, and 
the said A. Carpenter, and the said John Arnheim, otherwise called 
Major Arnreim, so wickedly endeavored to persuade, solicit and 
instigate the said William Noble to swear as aforesaid, in order that 
the State of Louisiana might be defrauded of its money, and so the 
Grand Jurors aforesaid, upon their oath aforesaid, do say that the 
said George W. Dearing, and the said A. Carpenter, and the said 
John Arnheim, otherwise called Major Arnreim, at the time and 
place aforesaid, and in manner and form aforesaid, did commit sulv 
ornation of perjury contrary to the form of the statute of the State 
of Louisiana, in such case made and provided, and against the ]-)eace 
and dignity of the same. 

(Signed) C. H. LUZENBERG, 

District Attorney. 


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[Endorsed.] 

No. 1468.—The State of Louisiana m George W. Dearing, A. 
Carpenter, and John Arnheirn, otherwise called Major Amreim. In¬ 
dictment for subornation of perjury. 

New Orleans, November 8, 1869. 

A true bill. 

(Signed) JACOB OTT, Foreman. 

Filed November 8, 1869. 

(Signed) P. GBAVOIS, 

Deputy Clerk. 

Carpenter and Arnheim arraigned, and pleaded not guilty. 
November 27, 1869. 

(Signed) P. ORAVOIS, 

Deputy Clerk. 

Verdict —Guilty. February 21, 1870. 

(Signed) OLIVER CANTON, SR., 

Foreman. 

A true copy from the original indictment and endorsement, now 
[seal] on file and of record in the Clerk’s office of this court 

P. GRAVOTS, 
Deputy Clerk. 

Clerk’s Office, New Orleans, February 23, 1870. 


Hon. W. L. McMillen, Chairman Special Committee : 

Sir —I respectfully enclose a list of the witnesses I desire sum¬ 
moned to testify in relation to the charges I have preferred against 
Governor Henry C. Warmoth. 

I also respectfully ask that I may be allowed to be present at the 
meetings of the committee, and, through the committee, propound 
such questions as may elicit aU the facts in the case. 

In the left hand column will be found the number of the charge 
each set of witnesses are expected to testify in relation to, and in 
the right hand column the names of the witnesses to testify under 
the charge numbered in the left hand column. 

I also enclose a list of the books and papers necessary to a proper 
investigation of the charges, and respectfully ask that your com¬ 
mittee will grant a svbpoena duces tecum in each case. 

Very respectfully, G. M. WICKLIFFE, 

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NUMBERS OF CHARGES AND LIST OF WITNESSES. 

1 and 2—Henry C. Warmoth, Governor of Louisiana; William Mc- 
Duff, 137 New Levee street, ex-President of Board of Police 
Commissioners; George L. Cain, Superintendent of Police; 
Special Officer Bowlin; Captain Boyd Robinon, First Precinct; 
Sergeant L. Malone, Third Precinct; Officer Brownly, Third 
Precinct; ex-Sergeant Garrett; G. M. Wicldiffe, 26 St. Charles 
street; J. A. H. Lagroue, Auditor’s office; J. H. Peralta, Audi¬ 
tor’s office; James Graham, Auditor’s office; Charles Bienvenu; 
Justice J. P. Montamat; Sheriff Wurzburger; F. C. Remick, 
Governor’s office; John Lynch, Senate; Captain Bradley, United 
States Naval office. Customhouse. 

3— Jacob Ott, shop near Tivoh Circle. 

4— Major Arnheim, Parish Prison; ■—— Carpenter; R. L. Shelley; 

Mortimer (Jarr, House of Representatives; George W. Mader; 
John Chalmers, Parish Prison; Emile Ruiz, Parish Prison. 

5— fohn Chalmers, Paiiah Prison; Emile Ruiz, Parish Prison; 
Major Arnheim, Parish Prison. 

6— P. 0. Monahan; Judge Fisk, 26 St. Charles street, No. 8. 

7— George L. Cain, Superintendent of Police; Mortimer Carr, House 

of Representatives; Captain Dunford, Sergeant-at-Arms of 
House; William Mulford, Sergeant-at-Arms of Senate; T. J. 
Farrell, 237 Magazine street; Captain George, Board Metropoli¬ 
tan Police; Sheriff Maxwell; Deputy Sheriff Dick; P. Cassidy, 
Policeman; J. A. H. Lagroue and J. H. Peralta, Auditor’s office. 

9— A. J. Oliver; William Durbridge, 208 Poydras street; J. B. How¬ 

ard, Attorney General’s office; General McMillen, House of 
Representatives; General A. L. Lee, House of Representatives; 
Dr. Benton; John Lockwood, St. Charles, between Bordeaux 
and Upper Line streets, Jefferson City; Charles T. Howard, 
Lottery office; Mr. Dean, Clerk of Supreme Court; William D. 
Sanger, Joseph H. Pearson, J. R. Irwin, John Wharton, Frank¬ 
lin J. Pratt, R. T. Packwood, N. W. Travis, Henry V. Baringer^ 
L. P. Sanger, W. S. Mudgett, Oliver D. Russell, J. Viosca, S. P. 
Griffin, William McKenna, F. G. Clark. 

10— Benjamin Bloomfield; George Brott, Ship Island Canal Com¬ 
pany; George V. Douglas, Secretary; J. L. Gubernator, Drain¬ 
age Commissioner; Dr. Eastman, Drainage Commissioner. 


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11— J. C. Kathman, corner Treme and Benville; J. O. Noyes, Board 
of Emigration. 

12— Patrick Frizzell; E. L. Jewell, Bulletin office; Colonel James, 
Penitentiary Agent. 

14— -A. Tj. Lee, House; John Lynch, Senate; F. E. Dumas, A. P. 

Dumas, Angomar, A. Dubuclet; Messrs. Seligman and Helman, 
27 Carondelet; H. Giley, 56 Exchange Alley. 

15— P. J. Kennedy; F. Dubuclet, Treasurer’s office; J. Campbell, 
Treasurer’s office. 

16— F. C. Bemick, Governor’s office; A. Dubuclet, Treasurer’s office; 
J. Campbell, Treasurer’s office; G. M. Wickliffe. 

17— F. C. Remick, A. Dubuclet, J. Campbell, G. M. Wickliffe, Presi¬ 
dent Citizens’ Bank, President Soutliern Bank. 

18— G. M. Wickliffe, J. A. H. Lagroue, A. Dubuclet, J. Campbell; H. 
Peralta, Lottery office; A. Giffen, Lottery office. 

19— A. Dubuclet, IVeasurer’s office; M. A. Southworth, corner of 
Conti and Royal; L. T. Delassize, corner of Conti and Royal; 
President Louisiana State Bank; Tim Draper, 283 Rampart; 
Peter (colored). Recorder of Mortgages’ office; Simeon Belden, 
Attorney General; G. M. Wickhffe, William Staes. 

21— J. 0. Noyes, Thomas Belfield Merritt, Samuel Lockwood Brown, 
L. J. Higby, Cyrus Bussey, W. W. Howe, L. Folger, General 
Jeff Thompson; A. Armstrong, Beauregard Place, St. Ber¬ 
nard; Robert Williams, Beauregard Place, St. Bernard; General 
Blanchard, Marengo street, near Magazine, Jefferson City; 
George Lealy, Manager of Company; Judge Toca, St. Bernard; 
Major Walker, St. Bernard. 

22— Colonel Lawrence, Skating Rink. 

23— Major Williams, Michael Hahn; James A. Raynor, President, 
office on Carondelet, between Canal and Common. 

26—Sheriff Schwab, Carrollton; State Collector J. Evans, St. Tam- 
any; State Collector Smith, Claiborne; Judge Davis, CarroU 
parish. 

30— Hon. Guigonet, House of Representatives; Hon. Le Blanc, House 
of Representatives; Hon. P. G. Deslonde, House of Representa¬ 
tives; Hon. Octave Belot, House of Representatives; Hon. Rey, 
House of Representatives. 

31 — Judge Collens, Seventh District Court; Judge Cooley, Sixth 
District Court; Sheriff Maxwell; Deputy Sheriff Dick, 


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33—J. M. G. Parker, W. R. Fish, Michael Hahn, T. G. Tracy, Morti¬ 
mer F. Smith, J. E. Stephens. 


SUBPENA DUCES TECUM. ^ 

For books of Crescent City Stock Landing and Slaughterhouse 
Company. 

For books of New Orleans and Ship Island Canal Company. 

For Report of Committee on Sale on Levee Bonds in Auditor’s 
office. 

For original warrant for $50,000, indorsed by H. C. Warmoth, in 
Treasurer’s office. 

For papers in Schwab’s case, before Committee of House of Repre¬ 
sentatives. 

For letter of Governor Warmoth to Superintendent George L. 
Cain, written at the time of seizure of Auditor's office in March, 
1869, and now on file in Supreme Court. 

For Records of all the cases of indictments vs. G. M. Wickliffe, 
Auditor, in First District Court. 

For Record of case of Durbridge and others vs. Crescent City 
Stock Landing and Slaughterhouse Company, in Sixth District 
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